fløjte

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German flöite, from Old French fleute.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /flɔjtə/, [ˈfl̥ʌjd̥ə]

Noun[edit]

fløjte c (singular definite fløjten, plural indefinite fløjter)

  1. (music) flute
  2. (music) recorder
  3. whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)

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Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: flauta
  • Faroese: floyta

Verb[edit]

fløjte (past tense fløjtede, past participle fløjtet)

  1. to whistle
  2. to sing (of birds)
  3. to play the flute or recorder

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